Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: COVID-19 Rates Growing In 48 States: What To Know About Vaccines In GA

You won't want to miss Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park on the Atlanta Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Friday September 4th Patch AM
Friday September 4th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello again Atlanta! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • COVID cases rising across metro Atlanta as new vaccines roll out
  • Which Atlanta Chamber Players concerts are coming to local venues this season?
  • Edgewood neighbors and Atlanta police respond to disturbing public indecency reports

Also on today's calendar: Labor Day Weekend: 40th Annual Marietta Art in the Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

From our Partner
Today's Atlanta Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Atlanta Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Atlanta. Advertisement

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 73.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. COVID-19 Rates Growing In 48 States: What To Know About Vaccines In GA (patch.com) — Metro Atlanta residents are seeing COVID-19 infections rise across all local counties, even as overall national rates remain relatively low and hospitalizations stay below past peaks. Updated 2026–27 vaccines targeting the XFG variant will arrive in Georgia later this month, but current FDA rules limit eligibility mainly to older adults and younger people with high-risk conditions, and insurance coverage could be uncertain until federal guidance is finalized.
   

2. Atlanta Chamber Players announces 51st season (earrelevant.net) — Atlanta classical music fans can look forward to three major Atlanta Chamber Players concerts this season, starting November 22 at Peachtree Christian Church and continuing at First Presbyterian and Ahavath Achim Synagogue. The ensemble will mix Brahms, Schubert, and other classics with a world premiere, plus continue its Rapido! competition and intimate Soirée Series in homes around metro Atlanta.
   

3. Man seen exposing himself in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Neighbors in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood say a man has repeatedly exposed and touched himself in public, sometimes in front of children, prompting multiple 911 calls and stepped-up police patrols. Residents along Whiteford Avenue report feeling less safe and are working with Atlanta police, who urge anyone in the area to stay alert and report suspicious behavior.
   

4. Atlanta braces for massive Labor Day weekend as 3 major events bring 100K+ visitors, $100M (wsbtv.com) — Atlanta is gearing up for a packed Labor Day weekend as Dragon Con, Atlanta Black Pride, and the college football kickoff bring more than 100,000 visitors and over $100 million in economic impact to the city. Expect crowded hotels, busy restaurants and bars, and extra business for food trucks, parking operators, and other small vendors across Atlanta.
   

5. Atlanta man sentenced after cocaine found hidden in limes, transformer shipment (wsbradio.com) — Federal prosecutors say an Atlanta man who used sham companies to move cocaine into the metro area has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after nearly 200 pounds were seized from transformer and lime shipments. Investigators also described other large drug loads hidden in produce bound for Georgia, while a Stone Mountain woman awaits sentencing in the related money laundering case.
   

📸 Around Atlanta

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Atlanta

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Atlanta Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Atlanta PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Meet LifeLine Animal Project's Pets of the Week —Timyka Artist Read on Patch
  • How The Attic Impacts Your Roof - A Deeper Analysis —New Image Roofing Atlanta Read on Patch
  • The Other Art Fair Makes Atlanta Debut With 100+ Independent Artists This October —Sue James Read on Patch
  • To know Lee Bufford was to love her, but more than that, to know Lee was to be in awe of her.
    She was a trailblazer in every sense of the word—a woman who saw glass ceilings not as barriers, but as targets. Lee was an exceptional woman who… (Nextdoor Cross Keys)
  • Two guys came to our door saying they were from Brinks and wanted to see our panel.
    I call Brinks they did not send no one out so please be ware. (Nextdoor Gresham Park)
  • MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Diet Clerk Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $20-$37/Hr in Atlanta. Apply here.
  • US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Secretary (Unit Secretary) in Atlanta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atlanta here.

Ok Atlanta! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Atlanta